New 1938 Chevrolet Features Highlight Tiptoe-matic Clutch
The N and K Co introduces two 1938 Chevrolet passenger series with a revolutionary Tiptoe-matic clutch, improved bodies and chassis, and a new high capacity electrical system. Power comes from the 85 horsepower valve-in-head six, with refined engine parts, hydraulic brakes, Fisher turret-top bodies, and safer interior design across Master DeLuxe and Master lines.
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Chevrolet
General Motors
Fisher
Shafter Belridge Road Nearing Completion
A Shafter citizens committee reports only two and a half miles of the Shafter Belridge road remain unfinished before opening to travel. The remaining work lies at the west end within Supervisor Stanley Abel's district including a bridge and several minor crossings. Abel promised the bridge and road would be completed and opened as soon as possible.
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Shafter-Belridge
Shafter
Belridge
Buttonwilow
Stanley Abel
Buttonwillow
Abel
Jumping Beans Move by Tropical Moth Larva
The Mexican bean jumps only when home to larvae of certain tropical moths. The larva's sudden movements make the bean roll or leap as if animated.
Principles of gem cutting to maximize brilliance
In cutting gem stones light entering the front must be reflected from rear facets rather than exiting the back. This reflection causes light to flash outward from the front, enhancing the gem’s brilliancy.
Nile Dam 60 Feet High On the Nile River
The Gebel Aulia Dam near Khartum rises sixty feet over a four mile stretch and alters water levels of the White Nile for about 300 miles.
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Nile
Gebel Aulia
Khartum
White Nile
Oysters Packed for Shipment Began in Maryland in 1834
The oyster packing trade for inland shipment began in Maryland in 1834 marking the start of a business that processed and shipped oysters to interior markets.
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Maryland
Sheriff Champness Launches Clean-Up Against Gambling Devices
Sheriff Ed Champness vowed a strict enforcement drive against illegal gambling devices as he coordinates with area authorities. He urged public reporting and business cooperation while confirming no devices may operate legally and promising clear interpretations of the law.
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Sheriff's Office
Campness
Champness
1937 Farm Bureau Membership Soars in California
The California Farm Bureau Federation reports 20,500 paid up family memberships the largest since 1929. Kern County shows a 45 percent rise over 1936, with a statewide goal of 30,000 families for 1938 and Kern’s share 550 enrollments during November 1–6, 1937.
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California Farm Bureau Federation
T. M. Martin
Kern County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
California
Kern County
Martin
Sheriff Appeals for Cooperation on Unlawful Machines
Sheriff Champness urged cooperation between deputies in unincorporated areas and officers in incorporated districts to enforce laws on machines and devices. He stressed his primary area of duty remains outside town limits and called for joint action to ensure compliance.
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Ed Champness
California
A. S. Webb
Champness
Queen Elizabeth's Pension Carmen Sylva Poetic Identity
The text notes that Carmen Sylva is the pen name used by Elizabeth, queen of Romania, whose portrait appeared on Romanian stamps dated 1906. Her poems and stories focus on peasant life and folklore. A Collier's Weekly writer remarks on death myths about swans, rats, and starvation, as a cultural note.
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Queen Elizabeth
Carmen Sylva
Elizabeth
Rumania
Collier’s Weekly
Huntington's Disease and Pacifist Cannibals in New Guinea
The article notes Huntington's disease as hereditary chorea described by Dr. Huntington of New York in 1872 and discusses Purari women cannibals acting as peacemakers in local wars in New Guinea.
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Huntington
New York
New Guinea
Oaks Must Be Sturdy To Survive Pest Pressure
A note stresses oaks must withstand extensive pest pressure with over 300 insect species feeding on them. The emphasis is on the resilience required for oaks to endure sustained attacks.
Prospects Bright for North South Highway Link
Tulare county will fund the final link of the Hanford Taft road running parallel to the Santa Fe through Shafter. Wm Boswell spoke at a Corcoran road meeting with attendees from Corcoran Hanford Wasco and Shafter. Supervisor J C Brown authorized the statement and budget provisions. A Whey committee will pursue details while Kern and Tulare counties coordinate with the Orange Belt Highway to connect Porterville to Bakersfield. Also Mr and Mrs J A Roscamp moved into a new house in the Wall tract with modern interior finish.
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Tulare County
Shafter
Wm. Boswell
Corcoran
Hanford
Wasco
Boswell
J.C. Brown
Brown
W. H. Jahant
A. Peter and Channeson
Tulare
Kern County
Orange Belt Highway Association
Porterville
Bakersfield
J. A. Roscamp
Wall Tract
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Prospects Bright
Leia Ome Ohtn
Wren
Nent
Baba
Secuivehit Motor Division
Comeral Moraes
Detroit
Michigan
Ganarel
Fisher KO
Ake OL Antonna
The
Anglo Bank
East
Santa Fe
Chi
Fred Harvey
Chicago
San Ries
Los Angeles
Ticket Office and Travel Bureau
W. W. Tannahill
Shatter
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